Pendant Cross from Fort Albazin: Problems of Attribution

Pendant Cross from Fort Albazin: Problems of Attribution

D.P. Volkov, S.V. Kovalenko, I.A. Ermatsans, and A.I. Palazhchenko.

The article describes a pendant cross, found during rescue archaeological excavations at Fort Albazin in 2013. The results of archaeological, morphological, paleographic, and iconographic research, as well as chemical analysis of the metal make it possible to tentatively date the pendant cross to the last third of the 17th century.

Keywords: Pendant cross, Fort Albazin, Golgotha theme, copper casting.